Abbeys, Monasteries and Priories in the Vaucluse

Romanesque Church
84300 Cavaillon

The hermitage Saint-Jacques, a 12th century religious building, dominates Cavaillon (Vaucluse). Ranked a historic monument in 1911, it combines Romanesque chapel and Renaissance enlargements on Saint-Jacques Hill.

Abbey
84330 Le Barroux

The Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation Abbey, founded in the 20th century in Barroux (Vaucluse), is an active Benedictine monastery with about 30 nuns, famous for its award-winning Gregorian chant.

Romanesque Church
84240 Grambois

The hermitage of Saint-Pancrace, located in Grambois (Vaucluse), is an ancient 17th-century Monacal building, including a 14th-century medieval chapel and 20th-century frescoes. Private property, it is classified as historical monuments.

Romanesque Church
84400 Apt

The abbey of Saint-Pierre-des-Tourettes, founded in the 10th century, is an ancient Romanesque abbey located in Apt, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, of which only a 12th century chapel remains.

Abbey
84000 Avignon

The Sainte-Catherine Abbey, a 12th-century Cistercian abbey in Avignon, transformed into a theatre after the Revolution, illustrates the religious and cultural heritage of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Romanesque Church
84480 Bonnieux

The Saint-Symphorian Priory of Bonnieux, located in the Luberon, is a former Romanesque priory of the 11th-XIIth centuries, famous for its 12th century bell tower and its historical role as refuge and place of worship in Provence.

Romanesque Church
84510 Caumont-sur-Durance

The Chartreuse de Bonpas, founded in the 12th century in Caumont-sur-Durance (Vaucluse), is a former Chartreuse monastery classified as a historical monument, marked by a rich medieval history and transformations in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Romanesque Church
84000 Avignon

The abbey Saint-Ruf d'Avignon, a former 11th-century Romanesque abbey located in Avignon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, was a major home of canonical reform. Its remains, classified in 1889, bear witness to a rich religious and architectural past.